Poor Man's Cake
Ingredients:
- 2 cups raisins
- 1 cup hot water
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup shortening
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 Tbsp. nutmeg
- 1 Tbsp. cinnamon
- 1 egg
- 4 cups flour
- 1 tsp. soda
- 2 tsp. baking powder
Directions:
Cook raisins and hot water for 10 minutes. Cream well sugar, shortening, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, and egg. Add 1 cup cold water to cooked raisins (do not drain) and add to creamed mixture. Mix flour, soda, and baking powder and add to above. Bake in greased and floured 9x13 inch pan in 350 degree oven.
Frost with Caramel Cream Frosting.
Caramel Creme Frosting:
Heat to boiling:
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp. margarine
- 1/4 cup cream
Stir constantly. Remove from heat,
Add
- 1 tsp. vanilla and powdered sugar until it gets to spreading consistency.
By Robin
Poor Man's Cake II
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. soda
- 6 Tbsp. oil
- 1 Tbsp. vinegar
- 3 Tbsp. cocoa
- 1 cup water
- Dash salt
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Directions:
Mix the ingredients. Pour into greased 8x8 inch pan and bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees F. Serve warm with applesauce over cake. Other toppings that my family likes are ice cream, peaches, or just plain butter.
By Robin from Washington, IA
Poor Man's Cake III
Note: According to Google, many people use raisins. I don't like them, but if you wanted to, you can add 2 cups of raisins, craisins, dates, or dried fruit.
Grease and flour loaf pan.
Mix 1 tsp. baking soda into a little bit of brewed coffee, perhaps 1/8 cup.
Mix and boil the following ingredients for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups brewed coffee
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/4 tsp. each cloves, nutmeg, and salt
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
Into cooled mixture, mix 2 cups flour and 1 tsp. baking powder. Fold in coffee/soda mix.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-40 minutes.
Source: My grandma Lola Fannon lived her whole adult life in Oregon. I remember her octagonal clear green dishes and her old fashioned kitchens, where I could help her make cottage cheese and blackberry jam on a real wood stove.
This was one of her favorite recipes, and it comes out so moist you don't need anything with it except a cup of coffee or a glass of milk!!
I did find variations on this on google. It was originally from the 30's when people were low on food and made due with what they had.
By Sandra from Salem OR
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